Cosmos 1837

NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1987-035A

Description

Cosmos 1837 was a Soviet military cartographic photo-surveillance satellite launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz 11 rocket. It conducted an investigation of the natural resources of the earth in the interests of various branches of the national economy of the USSR and international cooperation. Typical orbital profile: inclination 70 degrees with altitude of 350-420 km. Designed duration: 15 days. Transmission frequencies observed in West: 19.989 FSK; 39.978 FSK; 232.0 PPM-AM.